Mirmo! facts for kids
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Cover art for the first volume of the manga series Mirmo!, by Hiromu Shinozuka
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Quick facts for kids ミルモでポン!(Mirumo de Pon!) |
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| Genre | Fantasy, Romantic comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiromu Shinozuka |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Original run | July 2001 – December 2005 |
| Volumes | 12 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kenichi Kasai |
| Written by | Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 6, 2002 – September 27, 2005 |
| Episodes | 172 |
Mirmo de Pon! (ミルモでポン!, Mirumo de Pon!) is a fun manga (Japanese comic book) series. It was created by Hiromu Shinozuka. The story was first published in Ciao magazine from July 2001 to December 2005. Later, it was collected into 12 special books called tankōbon by Shogakukan.
This popular manga won awards! It received the Kodansha Manga Award in 2003 and the Shogakukan Manga Award in 2004, both for children's manga. This means it was recognized as one of the best comics for young readers. In North America, Viz Media released the English version of the manga. Chuang Yi also released it in English in Singapore.
An anime (Japanese animated show) series was made based on the manga. It's called Wagamama Fairy: Mirumo de Pon! (わがまま☆フェアリー ミルモでポン!, Selfish Fairy: Mirmo de Pon!). Studio Hibari produced the show. It first aired in Japan on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2002. The series ran for 172 episodes until September 27, 2005. Viz Media also brought the anime to North America, where it's known simply as Mirmo!.
Discover the World of Mirmo!
The story of Mirmo de Pon! is about a magical world and a human girl's wishes. It mixes fantasy with romantic comedy. Get ready to meet fairies, human friends, and even some mischievous villains!
Meet the Main Characters
The main character is a love fairy named Mirmo. In the Japanese version, his name is Mirumo. He is a prince from the fairy world.
Then there's Katie Minami, or Kaede Minami in Japanese. She's a cheerful and energetic eighth-grader. Katie is a bit shy around boys, which makes dating tricky for her.
How Mirmo Appears
One day, Katie finds a mysterious blue cocoa mug in a shop. When she gets home, she sees a message at the bottom of the mug. It says that if she reads it aloud while pouring hot cocoa, a "muglox" (a love fairy) will appear. This fairy will grant her wishes!
Katie is a little unsure, but she tries it. She wishes to date Dylan Yuki (Setsu Yuuki in Japanese), her crush. Suddenly, Mirmo appears! At first, Katie is scared, but she soon learns that Mirmo is a muglox. However, Mirmo loves eating chocolate and causing trouble more than helping Katie with her wishes!
Adventures in the Fairy World
Mirmo is actually a prince who ran away from his world. He didn't want to marry Rima (Rirumu in Japanese), his princess bride-to-be. But Rima, along with Yatch (Yashichi) the bounty hunter, and Mulu (Murumo), Mirmo's brother, follow him to the human world. Many other muglox fairies also show up!
The first season's villains are the Warumo gang. They are a group of criminals who want to take over the Marumo kingdom. Even though they are villains, they mostly play childish pranks. They often faint when they hear a truly evil plan!
At the end of the first season, the Warumo Gang accidentally freezes the muglox world. Mirmo, Mulu, Rima, Yatch, and their human partners work together. They save the fairy world by dancing and finding a magic time bird.
New Challenges and Magic
In the second season, a new student named Saori joins Katie's school. A villain called Darkman, born from dark human feelings, tries to come back to life. He influences Akumi and the Warumo gang.
This season introduces "session magic," where two people combine their powers. Darkman controls Saori and uses her flute to control people's feelings. Golden Mirmo, created by three-person session magic, defeats him. Later, with more powerful magic, Saori defeats Darkman for good. The two worlds (human and fairy) are separated but then reunited by the strong friendship between the mugloxes and their partners. Saori then goes to Germany to study music, with Akumi as her new fairy partner.
The Quest for Crystals
The third season features a robot octopus named Tako. He convinces the group to search for seven legendary crystals. Each crystal is drawn out by a different emotion. After collecting them all, the gang faces seven trials. Mirmo must pass these tests for the crystals to form a pendant.
Tako then steals the pendant to save his girlfriend and his land. In the end, the friends succeed, and Tako becomes the king of Crystal Land.
Love and Friendship Grow
In the fourth season, two new characters appear: Koichi and Haruka. Koichi likes Katie, and Haruka is Dylan's childhood friend who wants to be a cartoonist. Haruka's fairy partner is Panta, a ghost muglox.
Many things happen with love in this season! Koichi confesses his feelings to Katie. Dylan starts to fall for Katie too. Haruka realizes Dylan's true love is Katie and steps aside. Finally, Dylan tells Katie he loves her, and they become a couple! Katie's original wish comes true.
However, Mirmo must leave soon, or something bad will happen. The Warumo gang causes trouble, and Mirmo loses his memories of Katie, turning into a rabbit. Katie helps him get his memories back, and he returns to normal.
Main Characters of Mirmo!
The main characters in Mirmo! are the magical mugloxes (love fairies) and their human friends.
- Mirmo: A prince from the fairy world, assigned to Katie. He loves chocolate and sometimes causes mischief.
- Katie Minami (Kaede Minami): A shy but energetic eighth-grader. She wishes for love and becomes Mirmo's partner.
- Rima (Rirumu): A female muglox princess who is supposed to marry Mirmo. She is assigned to Setsu Yuki, the boy Katie likes.
- Yatch (Yashichi): Mirmo's rival and a bounty hunter. He is partnered with Azumi Hidaka, a girl who also likes Setsu.
- Mulu (Murumo): Mirmo's younger brother. He is assigned to Kaoru Matsutake, a boy who falls in love with Katie.
The muglox fairies use musical instruments as their tools for magic. Later, Koichi Sumita and Haruka Morishita join the story. They also get their own muglox partners, Popii and Panta.
Mirmo! in Media
The world of Mirmo! has been shared through manga, anime, music, and video games!
Manga Comics
The Mirmo! manga was published in Ciao magazine by Shogakukan. It ran from 2001 to 2006. All the chapters were collected into 12 tankōbon volumes.
Anime TV Series
The manga was turned into a 172-episode anime TV series. It was shown in Japan on TXN from April 2002 to September 2005.
Anime Seasons
The Mirmo! anime series is divided into four exciting seasons:
- Season 1: Features Mirmo's arrival, the introduction of other fairies, and the mischievous Warumo Group. It ends with the fairies saving their world from being frozen in time.
- Season 2: Introduces new characters like Shiori and the villain Darkman. The fairies learn new "session magic" and work together to defeat Darkman.
- Season 3: The gang goes on a quest with a robot octopus named Tako to find seven magical crystals. They face trials and help Tako save his land.
- Season 4: New human characters, Koichi and Haruka, join the story. This season focuses on developing relationships and fulfilling Katie's original wish.
Music from Mirmo!
Many music CDs have been released for the Mirmo! series. These include soundtracks and songs sung by the characters. Companies like Toshiba-EMI and Konami released these CDs. Konami also released two drama CDs, which are like audio plays.
Mirmo! Video Games
Konami created and released seven Mirmo! video games. These games were available on different platforms, mostly for the Game Boy Advance.
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Legend of Golden Maracas (May 2002, Game Boy Advance)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Mirumo goes Magic School (March 2003, PlayStation)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Knight Soldiers (September 2003, Game Boy Advance)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The 8Man's Fairy (December 2003, Game Boy Advance)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Dream of Cake (July 2004, Game Boy Advance)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Kagi and Tobira (December 2004, Game Boy Advance)
- Wagamama Fairy Mirumo de Pon! – The Dokidoki Memoreal Panic (September 2005, Game Boy Advance)
See also
In Spanish: Wagamama Fairy Mirmo de Pon! para niños
